Edexcel Online

Booking an Onscreen Test

Amending / Cancelling a Test

July 2013

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Contents

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1 Introduction 3

About this guide 3

System requirements 3

2 Booking an On-Screen Test 4-7

3 Amending and Cancelling an Onscreen Test 8-10

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1. Introduction

About this guide

The purpose of this user guide is to help you understand the processes of Booking,
Amending and Cancelling On-screen tests within Edexcel Online.

System requirements

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2. Booking an On-Screen Test

This guide explains how to book candidates onto an On-Screen test

against a qualification on Edexcel Online.

This part of the user guide makes the following assumptions:

 You have been given an EOL login.

 You have permission to book tests.
 Your centre has approval for the qualification you wish to book a test for.
 A candidate has been registered.

Step 1

On the left hand side menu, click the drop down menu Select Qualification.

Step 2

From the menu, select the qualification type you wish to book the test for. (The example
below shows how to book a test for Functional Skills).

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Step 3

Select FS On Demand & Onscreen Test and then the option Book a test.

The screen layout will differ for Apprenticeships (as seen below).

Step 4

You can refine your search by using the following optional fields:

 Programme (Qualification/Product candidates are registered against)

 Test (Unit of the associated Qualification/Product)
 Venue ( is the machine the selected tests will be taken on)
 Test Date – From (original test date)
 Test Date – To (date that the test is due to be taken)

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Step 5

Enter the Candidate Registration Number or First Name/Last Name.

Alternatively click Next to display a list of candidates registered on the selected

programme/Qualification.

Step 6

Locate your candidate(s) and tick the boxes beside the Reg No to book a test for the
candidates. If a candidate requires extra time to complete the test tick the box of Add
Time +25% then select Submit to confirm the test booking.

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Step 7

Once the booking has been confirmed you can then print an Attendance Register and
Candidate Confirmation of Test Entry. You can also Book Another Test from this
page.

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3. Amending / Cancelling an On-Screen Test

This section explains how to amend/cancel an On-Screen test on Edexcel

online.

This part of the user guide makes the following assumptions:

 You have been given an EOL login.

Step 1

On the left hand side menu, click the drop down box Select Qualification.

Step 2

From the menu, select Functional Skills option.

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Step 3

Select FS On Demand & Onscreen Test and from the sub menu select View/Amend
test booking.

For BTEC/Apprenticeships it is called Onscreen testing.

Once you have selected View/Amend test booking you will see the following screen.

Step 4

You can refine your search using the following optional fields.

 Programme (Qualification/Product candidates are registered against)

 Test (Unit of the associated Qualification/Product)
 Venue ( is the machine the selected tests will be taken on)
 Test Date – From (original test date)
 Test Date – To (date that the test is due to be taken)

*Use this screen to search for existing test booking(s) that you wish to view or amend. If
the to field is left blank the search will return results from up to 1 year in the future.

Select Next.

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Step 5

Select the populated test and click Amend.

* The test can be deleted at this stage if required*

Step 6

Make the required Venue and date amendments, select Submit. Please note you can
only make changes before advertised start time.

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